“..….with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26
On December 8th, 1903, Samuel Langley, head of the Smithsonian institute and America’s foremost expert on flight, was ready to make his most important attempt at manned flight. The effort was planned to launch from a boat on the Potomac River. The press was all at hand, waiting expectantly.
But it didn’t happen. Unfortunately, the launching device, which was supposed to hurl the plane into the air, snagged the plane at the last second..and it went into the water “like a handful of mortar”.
The New York Times, scornful of attempts at powered flight, heaped abuse on Langley. They editorialize: “The ridiculous fiasco…was not unexpected. The flying machine might be evolved by the combined and continuous efforts of mathematics and mechanicians in from one to ten million years.”
History tells us that nine days later at Kitty Hawk, Wilber and Orville Wright did what the press reported was impossible and achieved powered flight. It was a revolutionary development…but few reporters even noticed. Most editors considered the whole thing a scam.
The world has a history of missing the really important stories because of preconceived ideas…..like the one of the baby born in the manger to a common ordinary Galilean couple. A baby who was the Son of God who came to take away the sins of the world.
Let celebrate Him in our life groups this week. Be encouraged it wasn’t easy for Christ to reach people either.

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Stephen Bishop